This book is a thorough study of all known guerrilla operations in Civil War Missouri from January through August 1864. It explores the various tactics each side used to try to gain advantage; with regional differences affected by the differing personalities of commanders. The author utilizes both well-known and obscure sources (military and government records; private accounts; county and other local histories; period and later newspapers; and secondary sources published after the war) to identify which Southern partisan leaders and groups operated in which areas of Missouri; and describe how they operated and how their kinds of warfare evolved. This work presents the actions of Southern guerrilla forces and Confederate behind-Union-lines recruiters chronologically by region to reveal the relationship of seemingly isolated events to other events. The book also studies the counteractions of an array of different types of Union troops to show how differences in training; leadership and experience affected actions in the field.
#4590493 in Books 2004-11-11Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 8.98 x .48 x 6.02l; .60 #File Name: 0786421568192 pagesConfederate American Civil WarWinthrop UniversityLetters and Diary
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6 of 8 people found the following review helpful. Confederate experiences recorded in letters and diariesBy Midwest Book ReviewEdward Lee and Ron Chepesiuk collaborate to compile Confederate experiences recorded in letters and diaries in their superbly history; South Carolina In The Civil War. Seventeen accounts provide us insights into the lives of a Confederate spy; a German immigrant; the voices of ordinary women; and common men whose love for their state led them to risk their lives and liberties in its defense during the harrowing years of the American civil war. Highly recommended for academic collections and Civil War buffs; the informative; engaging text is enhanced with photographs of many of the contributors; along with maps placing events in context.
